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South Africa is to be handed $11m to fund an environmentally-friendly expansion of its public transport system for the 2010 World Cup, a world environmental agency said on Monday.
The money should be used to put in place a sustainable transport system to serve the country long after the tournament had passed, Global Environment Facility (chief executive officer Monique Barbut told reporters.
"The aim is to help South Africa provide good transport that is as green as possible," said Barbut in Cape Town on the eve of the body's third annual assembly.
South African transport department deputy director-general Mathabatha Mokonyama said the government would look to encourage the use of public transport rather than private vehicles during the competition which is expected to attract hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors.
Trains would be upgraded and spectators encouraged to cycle or walk to stadiums he added. |
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